Stick Together

On today's program's focus is on Palestinian Solidarity amongst workers in Australia. Union Aid Abroad APHEDA - Global SolidarityGaza Emergence AppealStand with the people of GazaWith your support, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA's partner organisation MA'AN Development Center will work with local organisations to provide access to water, food, medical supplies and shelter; psychosocial support for famili...

In today’s program we will feature Union solidarity with Palestine as Gaza is bombarded by the Israeli army . The word that the world has been applying is genocide with no regard for international law. First we remember the worst industrial disaster in Australian history, find out how business thinks 1 in 100 workers dying of silica dust inhalation is less important than what surface you have on y...

Stick together is a half hour weekly show focusing on union news, workers issues and social justice. On this week's show host James Brennan speaks with AMWU Victoria state secretary Tony Mavromatis on stop work actions at B&D doors in victoria.

This week we focus on the  Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, RAFFWU's #Super Strike held on Saturday 8th followed by a look at the National Tertiary Education Union, the NTEU, Melbourne Uni second week of strike action that started on Oct 2.

The first strike action in Australian Supermarket history is set to start by the end of the week. Woolworths and Coles workers represented by RAFFWU are striking for living wages, safer workplaces and secure jobs. While Coles and Woolworths post massive billion-dollar annual profits during a cost-of-living crisis, its workers have missed out. Josh Cullinan, secretary of the fighting union RAFFWU e...

Our main feature today is the Transport Workers Union win against Qantas. Qantas was found to have illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic. We speak to the Assistant National Secretary of the TWU, Nick McIntosh, about the win.

In this episode host James Brennan speaks with ASU organiser Kerry Davies about the new fair jobs code for community sector workers and what it will mean for workers in that sector. The union workign alongside the state Labor Government has developed a plan to combat short term contracts and pay linked to Government funding. 

Murdoch media outlets are saying we will all be 'rooned' if the legislation for same job, same pay goes ahead. We look at how this is just a big end of town smoke screen. First we look at the gig economy and  then the Melbourne Union workers who went out on strike last week.

Three reports: - UnionsNSW commemorate the Wave Hill Walk-off & call for a Yes Vote in the up-coming Voice to Parliament Referendum.- ITF week of action at NSW ports with more to come further down the east coast.- Melbourne Uni workers take industrial action

In today’s program we go down to Brunswick St in the heart of the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy to the rally held by social service organistion Brotherhood of St Laurence workers calling for a wages increase that keeps up with inflation not a wage cut. Their calls are being echoed across the country.

We look at the ACTU Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices to be headed by Professor Allan Fels, former Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.  Then we speak to an ASU delegate from Brotherhood of St Laurence where workers have taken strike action for wages that keep abreast of inflation.

Stick Together host James Brennan speaks with Oli a delegate from the western branch of the Renters and Housing union about how the union formed, current campaigns and how to get involved in the union. 

The TWU, Drivers & Industry members formed convoys across the country to highlight the need for reform in the transport industry as legislation is introduced into Federal Parliament. We hear from Michael Kaine, (TWU) and a driver about why reform is needed.

We are going down outside the Convention Centre, Melbourne to a rally of Unions called by the MUA, the Maritime Union of Australia, who were targeting Orsted, the Danish company, the world’s biggest offshore wind power developer, whose CEO Mads Nipper was due to speak at Australia Wind Energy 2023 inside. Orsted has a record of trashing union jobs in America where they reneged on a deal with the I...

Three reports today. Firstly, we go to Victoria University where the National Tertiary Education Union, the NTEU has been hit with the announcement of 300 full time job losses, in the second restructure at VU in 3 years, all during the latest EA negotiations. We hear from the Australian Writers Guild, the AWG, on how the massive strike of writers and now actors in the US affects creative workers i...

On this week’s show we are going to hear an excerpt from Clifton D’Rozario who is an elected leader of the Communist party Marxist Leninist Liberation in India. He is involved in workers and union struggles in India, in this talk he speaks about fight to save democracy in India and the creeping fascism of Modi.

On 22 June United Workers Union (UWU) members at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) in Dandenong Melbourne went on strike. After long hours and wage increases sacrificed during covid they want a $2.25 increase per hour and an agreement that would prevent agency casual workers from getting paid significantly less than the permanent workforce of around 190 workers. We go to the family day pu...

We hear from Arthur Rorris about the Port Kembla's view of being a parking spot for nuclear subs. News items:Hussey workers winCPSU want moreABC restructure means more job lossesEmployers responsible for mining deaths.

Host James Brennan speaks with Sue and Jacob from socialist alliance about the Eco Socialism conference, talking about some of the local topics being covered such as housing and unions as well as looking at south east Asia, climate struggle and global militarism and the positioning of Australian foreign policy around perceived threats from China.

On this episode we remember Daniel Ellsberg who passed away and his contribution to the anti-war movement and we go into more detial about the Australian strategic review on defense policy with Jacob Grech. 

A focus on silicosis that insidious disease that increasingly is stalking the young in work places as varied as tunnellers, concreters, kitchen bench makers and grave stone carvers. We hear from some of the speakers at the Injured Workers Day at VTHC and round it off with a word from CFMEU’s Gerry Ayres at the most recent May Day who spoke about the national Union campaign to protect workers from...

We go outside Victoria Trades Hall on Tuesday 29th of May with a very large crowd of people gathered for the unveiling of the workers' hero Zelda D’prano. A fighter for women's equality and a mighty Union woman. Speeches from Will Struke, Julia Gillard, Dr Claire Wright and a chat with Alma Geekie. 

From sham contracting, low causal pay and high rates of casualization, shutting down of local services, the appropriation of greenspaces, draconian anti protest laws and the imprisonment and murder of unionists in countries in our region. The common threat in all the news this week is that collective effort, solidarity, is the only way forward for a better future.

Today we have the recent Federal Budget in focus. NENA the New Economy Network Australia recently hosted a discussion lead by Matt Grudnoff, senior economist at the Australia Institute, that aimed to break down the budget so ordinary people could get a grip on some of the issues that affect our lives directly.

Australia continues to become a state focused on militarism. The AUKUS agreement planned by former PM Morrison is being set by PM Albanese. The recent defense review paper continues a steady climb for Australia to become a military power in the region. A concerning part of this is the use of the nuclear industry, on this show Tilman Ruff from ICAN speaks about the nuclear threat to Australian poli...